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The 43rd Parliament was dissolved on August 15, 2021. On September 20, Trudeau's Liberal Party was re-elected, though still 10 seats short of a majority, and formed a second minority government. It is the first time since Harper's 2008 minority that a minority government was re-elected as such.
The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is directly elected.
In a minority situation, governments must rely on the support of other parties to stay in power, so are less stable than a majority government. In Canada, most of the time political parties stand on their own, live or die, and rarely form official coalition governments to form a majority.
Trudeau, who has led a minority government since 2019, called an early election in a bid to capitalize on the Liberals' handling of the pandemic and swing to a majority.
Harper's Conservatives win a minority government, defeating Prime Minister Martin's Liberals. Duceppe's BQ keeps most of its seats and Layton's NDP improves its fourth-place position. 124 103 51 29 – 1 308 40th 2008 Prime Minister Harper's Conservatives win a second minority government, defeating Stéphane Dion's Liberals by larger margins ...
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In times where there is a majority government, the House of Commons' scrutiny of the government is weak. Since elections use the first-past-the-post electoral system, the governing party tends to enjoy a large majority in the Commons; there is often limited need to compromise with other parties. (Minority governments, however, are not uncommon ...
Canada's ruling Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is set to return to power and form a minority government yet again, news channels projected on Monday, after a tight election race.